Theforeign relations of Thailand are handled by theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
Thailand participates fully in international and regional organizations. It has developed close ties with other ASEAN members—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Laos, and Vietnam—whose foreign and economic ministers hold annual meetings. Regional cooperation is progressing in economic, trade, banking, political, and cultural matters. In 2003, Thailand served as APEC host. Dr.Supachai Panitchpakdi, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, served as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 2005 until 31 August 2015. In 2005 Thailand attended the inauguralEast Asia Summit.
Since the military coup of May 2014, Thailand's global reputation has plunged, according to Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak ofChulalongkorn University. He maintains that, "When the fourth anniversary of Thailand's coup comes to pass later this month [May 2018], Thailand's foreign relations will be one of the many costs to be counted from the military government....Instead of moving ahead in its relations with the outside world, Thailand has regressed to a standstill.[1]
Parts of the border withLaos are undefined. Amaritime boundary dispute withVietnam was resolved, August 1997. Parts of maritime border withCambodia are disputed.[2] Sporadic conflict withMyanmar over alignment of border.[3]
List of countries which Thailand maintains diplomatic relations with:
| # | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April 1855[4] | |
| 2 | 15 August 1856[4] | |
| 3 | 21 May 1858[4] | |
| 4 | 10 February 1859[4] | |
| 5 | 17 December 1860[4] | |
| 6 | 18 May 1868[4] | |
| 7 | 3 October 1868[4] | |
| 8 | 23 February 1870[4] | |
| 9 | 23 October 1882[5] | |
| 10 | 21 July 1883[4] | |
| 11 | 26 September 1887[6] | |
| 12 | 3 July 1897[4] | |
| 13 | 30 November 1905[4] | |
| 14 | 28 May 1931[4] | |
| 15 | 1 August 1947[7] | |
| 16 | 24 August 1948[8] | |
| 17 | 14 June 1949[9] | |
| 18 | 7 March 1950[10] | |
| 19 | 19 December 1950[11] | |
| 20 | 19 December 1950[12] | |
| 21 | 10 October 1951[4] | |
| 22 | 28 May 1952[13] | |
| 23 | 19 December 1952[14] | |
| 24 | 23 April 1953[15] | |
| 25 | 2 July 1953[16] | |
| 26 | 17 June 1954[4] | |
| 27 | 23 June 1954[17] | |
| 28 | 27 September 1954[18] | |
| 29 | 12 November 1954[19] | |
| 30 | 2 February 1955[20] | |
| 31 | 9 November 1955[18] | |
| 32 | 20 November 1955[21] | |
| 33 | 10 January 1956[22] | |
| 34 | 26 March 1956[14] | |
| 35 | 24 May 1956[23] | |
| 36 | 7 March 1957[24] | |
| 37 | 31 August 1957[25] | |
| 38 | 1 October 1957[18] | |
| 39 | 3 February 1958[26] | |
| 40 | 12 May 1958[4] | |
| 41 | 19 May 1958[27] | |
| 42 | 26 May 1958[4] | |
| 43 | 1 October 1958[28] | |
| 44 | 17 April 1959[29] | |
| 45 | 16 June 1959[4] | |
| 46 | 30 November 1959[30] | |
| 47 | 8 November 1961[31] | |
| 48 | 9 October 1962[32] | |
| 49 | 1 November 1962[33] | |
| 50 | 17 December 1962[34] | |
| 51 | 1 February 1963[35] | |
| 52 | 14 June 1963[18] | |
| 53 | 10 April 1964[36] | |
| 54 | 20 July 1965[37] | |
| 55 | 20 September 1965[38] | |
| 56 | 10 November 1965[39] | |
| 57 | 30 June 1966[40] | |
| 58 | 10 November 1966[41] | |
| 59 | 2 February 1967[42] | |
| 60 | 2 February 1967[43] | |
| 61 | 25 July 1967[44] | |
| 62 | 18 September 1969[45] | |
| 63 | 14 February 1969[46] | |
| — | 26 April 1969[4] | |
| 64 | 5 October 1972[15] | |
| 65 | 14 November 1972[4] | |
| 66 | 15 December 1972[14] | |
| 67 | 1 June 1973[4] | |
| 68 | 24 October 1973[4] | |
| 69 | 14 December 1973[47] | |
| 70 | 5 March 1974[48] | |
| 71 | 15 March 1974[4] | |
| 72 | 10 August 1974[4] | |
| 73 | 27 January 1975[4] | |
| 74 | 8 May 1975[49] | |
| 75 | 18 June 1975[4] | |
| 76 | 1 July 1975[50] | |
| 77 | 28 August 1975[51] | |
| 78 | 24 November 1975[52] | |
| 79 | 6 December 1975[53] | |
| 80 | 12 December 1975[54] | |
| 81 | 1 April 1976[55] | |
| 82 | 19 May 1976[14] | |
| 83 | 15 June 1976[56] | |
| 84 | 6 August 1976[57] | |
| 85 | 24 August 1976[58] | |
| 86 | 17 January 1977[18] | |
| 87 | 16 March 1977[59] | |
| 88 | 16 May 1977[60] | |
| 89 | 15 November 1978[61] | |
| 90 | 20 January 1979[62] | |
| 91 | 22 January 1979[18] | |
| 92 | 21 June 1979[63] | |
| 93 | 15 January 1980[60] | |
| 94 | 5 May 1980[4] | |
| 95 | 30 July 1980[64] | |
| 96 | 7 August 1980[65] | |
| 97 | 9 August 1980[66] | |
| 98 | 5 October 1980[67] | |
| 99 | 30 December 1980[60] | |
| 100 | 15 September 1981[68] | |
| 101 | 15 June 1982[69] | |
| 102 | 30 July 1982[60] | |
| 103 | 20 August 1982[60] | |
| 104 | 27 August 1982[70] | |
| 105 | 21 September 1982[14] | |
| 106 | 30 September 1982[4] | |
| 107 | 24 December 1982[60] | |
| 108 | 5 April 1983[71] | |
| 109 | 15 April 1983[72] | |
| 110 | 6 December 1983[60] | |
| 111 | 1 January 1984[73] | |
| — | 4 September 1984[4] | |
| 112 | 10 September 1984[74] | |
| 113 | 1 November 1984[75] | |
| 114 | 17 December 1984[4] | |
| 115 | 15 February 1985[76] | |
| 116 | 15 February 1985[77] | |
| 117 | 4 April 1985[18] | |
| 118 | 12 July 1985[78] | |
| 119 | 4 October 1985[60] | |
| 120 | 25 October 1985[79] | |
| 121 | 29 November 1985[18] | |
| 122 | 16 December 1985[80] | |
| 123 | 22 January 1986[81] | |
| 124 | 1 April 1986[82] | |
| 125 | 2 May 1986[14] | |
| 126 | 7 May 1986[83] | |
| 127 | 15 July 1986[60] | |
| 128 | 30 October 1986[60] | |
| 129 | 2 December 1986 | |
| 130 | 9 December 1986[60] | |
| 131 | 16 January 1987[60] | |
| 132 | 24 February 1987[60] | |
| 133 | 7 May 1987[84] | |
| 134 | 1 June 1987[18] | |
| 135 | 24 September 1987[85] | |
| 136 | 30 October 1987[86] | |
| 137 | 30 October 1987[87] | |
| 138 | 9 November 1987[18] | |
| 139 | 17 December 1987[60] | |
| 140 | 19 July 1988[60] | |
| 141 | 20 July 1988[88] | |
| 142 | 25 August 1988[89] | |
| 143 | 22 November 1988[60] | |
| 144 | 4 April 1989[60] | |
| 145 | 17 April 1989[18] | |
| 146 | 19 April 1989[90] | |
| 147 | 14 November 1989[15] | |
| 148 | 28 September 1990 | |
| 149 | 6 November 1990[18] | |
| 150 | 30 November 1990[18] | |
| 151 | 17 January 1991[18] | |
| 152 | 15 February 1991[91] | |
| 153 | 19 March 1992[4] | |
| 154 | 20 March 1992[14] | |
| 155 | 27 April 1992[4] | |
| 156 | 6 May 1992[4] | |
| 157 | 6 May 1992[18] | |
| 158 | 6 July 1992[18] | |
| 159 | 6 July 1992[18] | |
| 160 | 7 July 1992[4] | |
| 161 | 7 July 1992[4] | |
| 162 | 21 July 1992[4] | |
| 163 | 21 July 1992[4] | |
| 164 | 5 August 1992[4] | |
| 165 | 5 August 1992[18] | |
| 166 | 6 August 1992[18] | |
| 167 | 24 August 1992[18] | |
| 168 | 9 September 1992[4] | |
| 169 | 9 September 1992[4] | |
| 170 | 1 January 1993[4] | |
| 171 | 9 April 1993[4] | |
| 172 | 29 October 1993[14] | |
| 173 | 7 December 1993[92] | |
| 174 | 9 December 1993[18] | |
| 175 | 27 January 1994[14] | |
| 176 | 13 May 1997[14] | |
| 177 | 14 August 1997[4] | |
| 178 | 11 June 1999[93] | |
| 179 | 14 February 2000[4] | |
| 180 | 28 April 2000[4] | |
| 181 | 20 May 2002[94] | |
| 182 | 12 September 2003[95] | |
| 183 | 14 January 2005[14] | |
| 184 | 25 February 2005[4] | |
| — | 24 May 2005[14] | |
| 185 | 29 June 2005[14] | |
| 186 | 29 August 2005[14] | |
| 187 | 25 November 2005[96] | |
| 188 | 26 June 2006[4] | |
| 189 | 7 July 2006[97] | |
| 190 | 6 June 2007[4] | |
| — | 1 August 2012[98] | |
| — | 27 August 2013[14] | |
| — | 22 November 2013[4] | |
| 191 | 5 December 2013[99] | |
| 192 | 21 September 2016[60] | |
| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1984 | SeeBrunei–Thailand relations
| |
| 19 December 1950 | SeeCambodia–Thailand relations
| |
| 7 March 1950[105] | SeeIndonesia–Thailand relations
| |
| 19 December 1950 | SeeLaos–Thailand relations
| |
| 31 August 1957 | SeeMalaysia–Thailand relations
| |
| 24 August 1948 | SeeMyanmar–Thailand relations Myanmar has an embassy inBangkok and a consulate-general inChiang Mai. Thailand has an embassy inYangon.[111][112] | |
| 14 June 1949 | SeePhilippines–Thailand relations
| |
| 20 September 1965 | SeeSingapore–Thailand relations
| |
| 6 August 1976 | SeeThailand–Vietnam relations
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| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 17 January 1977 |
| |
| 5 October 1972 | SeeBangladesh–Thailand relations
| |
| 14 November 1989[121] | SeeBhutan–Thailand relations
| |
| 1 July 1975[123] | SeeChina–Thailand relations
| |
SeeHong Kong–Thailand relations
| ||
| 1 August 1947 | SeeIndia–Thailand relations
| |
| 9 November 1955 | SeeIran–Thailand relations
| |
| 23 June 1954[17] | SeeIsrael–Thailand relations Israel and Thailand have had official relations since June 1954. The Israeli embassy in Bangkok was established in 1958.[132] Since 1996, Thailand has had an embassy inTel Aviv.[133] After the floods in 2011,Israel sent water management experts to Thailand. Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol is involved in advancing scientific cooperation between the two countries. The Thai ambassador to Israel is Jukr Boon-Long.[134] | |
| 26 September 1887 | SeeJapan–Thailand relations
| |
| 8 May 1975 | SeeNorth Korea–Thailand relations
| |
| 1 October 1958 | SeeSouth Korea–Thailand relations
| |
| 30 July 1980 | SeeOman–Thailand relations
| |
| 10 October 1951 | SeePakistan–Thailand relations
| |
| 1 August 2012 | SeePalestine–Thailand relations
| |
| 7 August 1980 | SeeQatar–Thailand relations
| |
| 1 October 1957 | SeeSaudi Arabia–Thailand relations
| |
| No formal diplomatic relations | SeeTaiwan–Thailand relations
| |
| 12 May 1958 | SeeThailand–Turkey relations
| |
| 12 December 1975[54] | SeeThailand–United Arab Emirates relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 11 June 1999 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1999.[150] | |
| 17 April 1959 | Further information:Brazil–Thailand relations | |
| 8 November 1961 | Further information:Canada-Thailand relations | |
| 20 April 1979 | ||
| 28 August 1975 | Main article:Mexico–Thailand relations
| |
| 10 November 1965 | Main article:Peru–Thailand relations In 2009, Thailand and Peru signed a free trade agreement calling for elimination of tariffs on 70% of 5,000 items listed in the agreement. Thailand imports tin and fish from Peru. Peru imports auto parts, electrical appliances, and clothes from Thailand.[158] | |
| 20 March 1833 | Main article:Thailand–United States relations Thailand has had relations with the United States since 1833. In 2003, the United States designated Thailand as amajor non-NATO ally, which grants Thailand many financial and military benefits derived from the United States.
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| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7 July 1992 | ||
| ||
| 7 July 1992 | ||
| 10 August 1974 | ||
| 9 September 1992 | ||
| 5 May 1980 | ||
| 21 May 1858 | SeeDenmark–Thailand relations
| |
| 22 October 1921 | SeeForeign relations of Estonia | |
| 15 August 1856 | SeeFrance–Thailand relations
| |
| 7 February 1862 | SeeGermany–Thailand relations
| |
| 26 May 1958 | ||
| 24 October 1973 | ||
SeeItaly–Thailand relations
| ||
| 22 November 2013 | SeeKosovo–Thailand relations | |
| 1604 | SeeNetherlands–Thailand relations
| |
| ||
| 10 February 1859 | SeePortugal-Thailand relations
| |
| 1 June 1973 | ||
| SeeThailand-Russia relations TheSoviet Union andThailand established diplomatic relations with each other on 12 March 1941; Thailand recognised Russian Federation as the successor to Soviet Union on 28 December 1991. Russia has an embassy inBangkok and two honorary consulates inPhuket andPattaya. Thailand has an embassy in Moscow and two honorary consulates inSaint Petersburg andVladivostok. | ||
| 23 February 1870 | SeeSpain-Thailand relations | |
| 18 May 1868 |
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| 6 May 1992 | ||
| 18 April 1855 |
AfterBurma lost theFirst Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26) relations opened between theRattanakosin Kingdom of Siam and theUnited Kingdom with a treaty of alliance in February 1826 andanother treaty in June negotiated by East India Company emissaryHenry Burney. This was followed by theBowring Treaty of 1855 to liberalise trade. In 1893,Lord Lansdowne of theBritish Raj finalized the border betweenBurma and Siam; theAnglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 then dissected the northernMalay states.
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| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Main article:Australia–Thailand relations
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The Office of the Prime Minister issued an announcement on November 15 stating that the Government of Thailand and the Independent State of Western Samoa have agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level as from November 15, 1978
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